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‘Everything’s an issue’: Polls close with Britons poised to punish Starmer’s embattled Labour
LONDON, May 8 — Polls closed across England, Scotland and Wales late yesterday, with beleaguered Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Conservative rivals both braced for heavy losses as […]
India school meal scare: 165 children ill after free lunch, snake found in pot
HYDERABAD, May 8 — About 165 children were taken ill yesterday after eating free school lunch in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. Families of some children said a snake […]
Australia charges two women with ‘crimes against humanity’ for keeping slave under Islamic State rule in Syria
SYDNEY, May 8 — Two Australian women “kept a female slave” after travelling to Syria in 2014 to support the Islamic State group, police said today after they were charged […]
WHO says hantavirus outbreak ‘limited’, warns more cases possible after cruise ship deaths
GENEVA, May 8 — The World Health Organisation said yesterday that more hantavirus cases could emerge after the disease killed three passengers from a cruise ship, but it expected the […]
US, Iran trade fire; Trump downplays clash as ‘love tap’, warns of tougher action unless deal signed ‘FAST!’
US and Iran exchange fire, but Trump says ceasefire still in effect Iran says US violated ceasefire and it returned fire US says it acted in self-defence and none of […]
Invasive ‘sucking fish’ floods Jakarta rivers, piling up in toxic pollution zones
JAKARTA, May 8 — Mounds of slimy carcasses pile up on a riverbank in Jakarta where authorities are fighting an uphill battle against a fast-breeding invasive fish flourishing in Java […]
Fake rumours, real killings: Inside Congo’s deadly health misinformation crisis
Churches in Congo helped fan the rumours, which spread on social media and local news outlets Colonial-era atrocities and modern health trials contribute to mistrust Africa CDC says misinformation in […]
Governor warns of ‘crisis’ as operator says 30 passengers disembarked hantavirus‑hit cruise ship in Saint Helena last week
THE HAGUE, May 7 — A total of 30 passengers left the hantavirus-stricken Hondius on April 24 during its call at the remote British island of Saint Helena, the cruise […]
Philippines warns Chinese research ship over ‘unauthorised operations’ in disputed South China Sea
MANILA, May 7 — The Philippine Coast Guard said today it deployed aircraft to issue radio warnings to a Chinese research ship in a disputed area of the South China […]
Visiting US senators urge stability, cooperation with China ahead of Trump–Xi meeting
BEIJING, May 7 — A delegation of US senators visiting Beijing has called for stability and peaceful cooperation between the world’s two largest economies a week before the countries’ leaders […]